Volunteer Fairfax works with numerous corporations in the DC metro area to help manage large days of service for employee volunteers. Each corporate day is different, and can accommodate 10 to 500 volunteers. Volunteer Fairfax is always looking for group projects of all sizes for corporate, community and school groups who contact the center on a regular basis. If you need assistance in planning a BusinessLink project, we offer a free consultation with an experienced project manager who can help transform your ideas into a meaningful volunteer project. If your nonprofit or government agency can accommodate groups of 10 or more volunteers, has an idea for a group project or would like a free consultation, please contact Jessica Warren at 703-246-3533 or e-mail Jessica.

Best Practices for BusinessLink Projects

Projects should make a visible difference to your organization or client base.

Projects should be thought through and well organized.

A designated staff member must be assigned to this event to coordinate planning and be on-site during the event.

Agency-wide support of the project is essential.

What Volunteers Have Accomplished Through this Program

Landscaped and mulched nature trails surrounding a recreation center.

Painted over 7,000 square feet of fence for a therapeutic riding program.

Packed weekend food kits that will allow 2,000 hungry children to eat for a weekend.

At a local food pantry volunteers painted the inside of the pantry and administrative buildings, then cleaned and organized walk-in freezers.

At a low income senior residence home volunteers beautified the facility by planting flowers, painting curbs and parking lines. Volunteers also interacted with residents for a day of socializing and activities, including BINGO and puzzles.

Created hundreds of scrapbook pages to be given to low-income families participating in Head Start programs. businesslink